ILLIANA CORRIDOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS …

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

Draft Geographic Information Systems Technical

Documentation

Illiana Corridor

Prep ared f o r

Illinois Department of Transportation and Indiana Department of Transportation

J un e 21 , 2012

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Contents

1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Project Background ......................................................................................................... 1 3.0 Purpose .............................................................................................................................. 3 4.0 Database Compilation .................................................................................................... 4

4.1 Analytical Capabilities ........................................................................................ 5 5.0 Alternatives Development and Evaluation ................................................................ 6

5.1 Locational Alternatives Screening .................................................................... 7 5.1.1 Locational Alternatives Evaluation Process ....................................... 8

5.2 Affected Environment ........................................................................................ 9 5.3 Environmental Consequences Evaluation ....................................................... 9 5.4 Illiana Corridor GIS Database Organization ................................................. 14

5.4.1 Basemap ................................................................................................. 14 5.4.2 Cultural Historical Archeological ...................................................... 14 5.4.3 Drainage................................................................................................. 14 5.4.4 Environmental Layers.......................................................................... 15 5.4.5 Geotechnical .......................................................................................... 15 5.4.6 Hazardous Materials ............................................................................ 15 5.4.7 Hydrology ............................................................................................. 15 5.4.8 Land Use ................................................................................................ 15 5.4.9 Natural Areas ........................................................................................ 15 5.4.10 Parcels .................................................................................................... 15 5.4.11 SocioEconomic ...................................................................................... 15 5.4.12 Topology ................................................................................................ 15 5.4.13 Utilities ................................................................................................... 15

Tables

Table 1 Methodology for Analysis of Waters of the US/Wetland Impacts ................. 10 Table 2 Methodology for Analysis of Cultural Resource ................................................ 10 Table 3 Methodology for Analysis of Threatened and Endangered Species Impacts ..................................................................................................................... 10 Table 4 Methodology for Analysis of Farmland and Agriculture Impacts .................. 10 Table 5 Methodology for Analysis of Land Use Impacts ................................................ 11 Table 6 Methodology for Analysis of Water Quality and Floodplain Impacts............ 11 Table 7 Methodology for Analysis of Air Quality Impacts ............................................ 11 Table 8 Methodology for Analysis of Economic Impacts ............................................... 11 Table 9 Methodology for Analysis of Social Impacts ...................................................... 12 Table 10 Methodology for Analysis of Cumulative Impacts ............................................ 12 Table 11 Methodology for Analysis of Noise Impacts ...................................................... 12 Table 12 Methodology for Analysis of Visual Impacts ..................................................... 12 Table 13 Methodology for Analysis of Traffic and Traffic Impacts ................................. 13 Table 14 Methodology for Analysis of Forest Impacts ...................................................... 13

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Figures

Figure 1. Study Area Map ........................................................................................................ 1 Figure 2. GIS Diagram .............................................................................................................. 6 Figure 3. GIS Output Showing a Working Alignment within a Project Corridor ............ 8 Figure 4. GIS Corridor and Working Alignment Evaluation – Example ........................ 14

Appendix

Appendix A. GIS Database Log

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1.0 Introduction

This document describes the Geographic Information System (GIS) methodology for use

in the Illiana Corridor. Provided below is a description of the approach used to develop

the comprehensive GIS database for the Illiana Corridor Study Area and how the data is utilized in a Tier One Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify potential

transportation improvements and the potential impacts associated with each

improvement. A table of GIS data sources and the data purpose is included at the end of this document.

2.0 Project Background

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Indiana Department of

Transportation (INDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are evaluating the transportation system in an area that traverses Will County and northern

Kankakee County in Illinois and southern Lake County in Indiana. The Study Area for

the Illiana Corridor is approximately 950 square miles in portions of Will and Kankakee counties in Illinois and Lake County in Indiana. The general location of the Study Area

is between I-55 in Illinois on the west, I-65 in Indiana on the east, US 30 to the north, and

the southernmost tip of Will County to the south, including the northern portion of Kankakee County in Illinois (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Study Area Map

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Previous studies have indicated possible benefits from the development of an east-west

transportation corridor extending from I-55 in Illinois to I-65 in Indiana. These include providing an alternate route for motorists traveling the I-90/94 corridor, relieving traffic

on the I-80 Borman/Kingery Expressway and US 30, serving as a bypass for trucks

around the congested metropolitan highways, providing access to one of the largest “inland port” intermodal freight areas in the US and the proposed South Suburban

Airport, supporting economic development in this area, and the potential for substantial

job creation. Will County, Illinois was one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010, adding 175,000 residents and increasing demand for additional

transportation options.

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for the Illiana Corridor is being conducted in two steps or “tiers” that build upon one another. As a single

transportation solution for the Study Area has not been identified with respect to mode

(e.g., roadway or transit) and/or location for the Illiana Corridor, the project is proceeding with preparation of a Tier One EIS. A Tier One EIS is used to resolve issues

regarding the transportation mode, facility type, and general location, typically for

projects involving a lengthy corridor or larger land area. The Tier One EIS analysis is providing an evaluation of the transportation problems in the Study Area based on

stakeholder input and engineering analysis which forms the basis for the project

Purpose and Need and for identifying potential corridors. The Tier One EIS will be completed at a sufficient level of engineering and environmental detail to allow for an

informed decision on the issues under consideration in Tier One. For the Illiana

Corridor, the Tier One EIS is intended to resolve the mode, facility type (e.g., type of roadway), and corridor location. The No-Action Alternative also will be considered in

the Tier One EIS.

If the Tier One EIS results in a decision to select a working alignment within a corridor, FHWA and the States will proceed with Tier Two NEPA studies. During the Tier Two

NEPA studies, work will focus on detailed environmental and preliminary engineering

analyses, appropriate for a traditional (non-tiered) environmental document, for elements of the preferred transportation system corridor(s), selected in the Tier One

Record of Decision (ROD). Each Tier Two NEPA study would be prepared for a project

that has independent utility. Potential sections with independent utility can be based on factors such as engineering analysis (i.e.; projected travel demand), stakeholder input,

funding considerations, and other considerations for the State of Illinois and the State of

Indiana.

This document primarily outlines the detail planned for the Tier One EIS resource

analyses, with reference to the increased level of detail anticipated for Tier Two NEPA

studies.

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3.0 Purpose

To efficiently and comparatively evaluate the potential social, economic, and

environmental impacts of the Illiana Corridor, a comprehensive GIS database

encompassing the entire Study Area has been developed. The GIS database will serve as a single source for storing, retrieving, editing/updating, analyzing and displaying

project related information. Initially, the database will provide the ability to create

comprehensive environmental resource maps to be used to first avoid and then minimize impacts as part of the definition of initial alternatives, to the extent practical.

The GIS data will be used throughout the stepped alternatives screening process

described in the Alternatives Development and Evaluation Methodology document. The transportation improvements can be comparatively analyzed to an increasing level

of detail or with respect to specific sets of concerns or evaluation criteria as appropriate.

The GIS database streamlines the capabilities, quality, and consistency with respect to preparing impact and performance reports in table format for comparative analysis. It

also simplifies the ability to prepare public display exhibits as an essential and valuable

component of the stakeholder coordination process.

The FHWA provides guidance on the consistency of using GIS as an analysis tool when

following the NEPA process to examine potential alternatives on major projects in large

Study Areas. Over the past several years, this approach has been used in the development of major projects. Nationally, the Planning and Environment Office of

NEPA Facilitation and the FHWA Chief Counsel have reviewed the GIS approach as it

was used in the southeast Arkansas I-69 Connector Corridor Study and concluded that the approach was technically relevant and met legal requirements. In Illinois, a GIS

database has been used throughout the IDOT Tier One and Tier Two NEPA process for

the Elgin O’Hare West Bypass (EOWB) project to aid in the comparative analysis of myriad alternatives and the overall project decision making process.

The GIS analysis of potential alternatives is useful for streamlining the NEPA process

and in avoiding and minimizing impacts to environmental resources. Given the large Study Area of the Illiana Corridor and the number of project corridors analyzed, the use

of GIS as an analysis tool will help streamline the evaluation process by helping to

rapidly identify potential environmental concerns/impacts.

The GIS database will serve as the basis for efficient data management and data

exchange between the travel demand model, traffic operation analysis and the

alternatives evaluation for seamless post processing and analysis efforts.

The GIS Database will be used by the following teams:

Environmental

Planning

Field verification

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Travel demand modeling

Public Involvement (exhibit preparation for the Corridor Planning Group (CPG),

Technical Task Force (TFF) and public meetings)

Engineering team

4.0 Database Compilation

A GIS database has been developed for compilation of the Study Area data. ESRI ArcMap, also known as ArcGIS Desktop version 10.0, software will be used for the

Illiana Corridor. The database will be developed using published and compiled data

from public agencies and private vendor sources, as well as limited field data (during Tier One EIS) compiled during the project development process. Using ArcGIS the

database will serve to tabulate environmental and physical effects of alternatives,

requests from property owners, line of sight analysis and create exhibits for stakeholder and public meetings.

Most data received are already in a format native to ArcGIS known as shapefiles (.shp).

Other data formats can be converted to an ArcGIS format and imported for use in the database. Attribute data is attached to corresponding features to provide qualitative

descriptions in addition to the location information of the feature. Metadata is support

data that includes information about the source of the GIS data and when it was created.

Data will be imported from the various sources into an ArcGIS Geodatabase. A

geodatabase is a collection of geographic datasets of various types held in a common file

system folder that is assigned the project coordinate system. The specified coordinate system for the Illiana Corridor is Illinois State Plane East North American Datum (NAD)

1983, units in feet. Any data received not in this coordinate system will be re-projected

appropriately. Data layers will be adjusted to conform to the ortho-digital aerial photography as needed.

Appendix A provides a summary of the GIS database, including a description of the

data gathered, the data source, the file type, and the date of the data source for the initial database layers that will be used. The database consists of data from federal, state and

local government agencies, the internet or other sources. Some of the

agencies/organizations that have provided GIS data for the Illiana Corridor include the following:

IDOT

INDOT

Will County, Illinois GIS Department

Kankakee County, Illinois GIS Department

Lake County, Indiana Surveyor

US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS)

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)

Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC)

Kankakee Area Transportation Study (KATS)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDA)

Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Illinois DNR)

Indiana Department of Natural Resources (Indiana DNR)

Indiana Department of Environmental Management (Indiana DEM)

Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS)

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA)

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA)

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States Census Bureau

Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

4.1 Analytical Capabilities

The ArcGIS software and its associated tools provide analytical capabilities that will be

used extensively in the development and evaluation of alternatives. As shown in Figure

2, the data input in the database can be queried and information displayed in different formats e.g. maps, charts and tables. The Illiana Corridor GIS database will be utilized

for many tasks during the course of the project. The major tasks include:

Assist in characterizing resources in the Study Area for Chapter 3 in the Tier One

EIS.

Assist in alternatives development for multi-modal transportation

improvements.

Alternatives evaluation, both during the screening of potential project corridors

and the assessment of detailed working alignments within the project corridors

in the Tier One EIS.

Map and graphics production.

Sharing with the public using ArcGIS Online.

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Figure 2. GIS Diagram

5.0 Alternatives Development and Evaluation

For the Tier One EIS, project corridors typically 2,000 feet in width were established to

frame the analysis of potential transportation improvements. Within the context of the larger Study Area, these corridors provide the focus for discussing the existing

conditions for all social, economic, and environmental resources that may be affected by

the project.

Within each of the three project corridors, more specific working alignments were

identified to represent the location of the potential transportation build alternatives.

These working alignments generally follow the centerline of the corridors and provide a functional alignment to be used to determine potential impacts associated with a

transportation improvement in each corridor. The working alignments within each

corridor are being used in this Tier One EIS to assess the potential impacts to the social, economic, and environmental resources.

The screening evaluation considers the corridors travel performance and how well the

corridor addresses the project’s purpose and need. Input received from resource

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agencies, communities, interest groups, and other stakeholders is also considered in

identifying those conceptual corridors to serve as the basis for the analysis. The initial geographic location of each corridor is based on generalized standard alignment criteria

based on the mode and facility type.

The GIS database will serve as the basis for data management and data exchange between the travel demand model, traffic operation analysis and the alternatives

evaluation. Travel model development will be conducted using EMME software, which

has capabilities for exporting model results to a format that can be used for efficient data analysis and post processing efforts.

5.1 Locational Alternatives Screening

The purpose of performing the locational evaluation is to identify project corridors that

best avoid or minimize potential environmental impacts. This information is combined with the travel performance evaluation results and financial considerations, to identify

the project corridor(s) for further analysis.

The project corridors meeting the purpose and need will be carried forward into the locational screening to assess the potential built and natural environment impacts of the

potential improvement’s location. The database will serve to tabulate environmental

and physical impacts of alternatives. These include:

Impacts on habitat, water resources, endangered/threatened species, and public

lands.

Impacts on cultural resources.

Amount of farmland that will be impacted.

Potential indirect and cumulative impacts on low income and minority

populations defined by census tracts bordering proposed alternatives.

Potential impacts to the transportation network, based on results from the travel

model.

Air, noise, and energy impacts based on the travel changes.

Each project corridor will be overlaid on the GIS dataset, an impact analysis completed

and the results compiled into a matrix, documenting the impact on critical geographical

and environmental resources. Impact values will be tabulated and summarized for direct comparison between corridor alternatives.

The corridors will be subjected to an iterative and detailed environmental, planning and

engineering review process based on the impact data to mitigate the impacts as much as possible for each alternative. From this review, the differences between corridors will be

apparent, and the information, when added to the functional evaluation results, will

present a more complete analysis of each corridor’s potential benefits and impacts.

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The outcome of the locational screening will be the identification of project corridors

which will be evaluated in the Tier One EIS.

5.1.1 Locational Alternatives Evaluation Process In developing the initial alternative corridors, basic design criteria will be established to

assure that engineering principles relative to geometrics and safety are met. A

generalized footprint width of 400 feet will be used for the arterial improvements, and 2,000 feet will be used for the new access controlled/managed corridors, although

footprint widths may be narrowed in environmentally sensitive areas. These wide

footprints will allow for variable typical section elements (road and median width, large cuts and fills, freeway frontage roads) and potential Context Sensitive Solution

enhancements. For the new access controlled/managed corridor, the wide allowance

will also permit alignment variations. The analysis of impacts for each corridor is based on a working alignment that is on average 400 feet wide, but expands in several

locations to accommodate potential interchange improvements. Figure 3 shows an

example of two alternative working alignments with 400 foot and 2,000 foot corridors.

Figure 3. GIS Output Showing a Working Alignment within a Project Corridor

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Based on the initial design of the project corridors, the first analysis of impacts will be

completed. The environmental review focuses on direct and indirect impacts to agricultural land, natural resources, water resources, biological resources, special wastes

and cultural resources. The engineering review evaluates facility access, corridor level

geometrics, property severances and cost comparisons. The planning review includes evaluation of socio-economic impacts, environmental justice issues, land use and local

planning issues, traffic service, functionality and safety.

The results of the analysis will be compiled into a spreadsheet and distributed to the environmental, engineering and planning review team members. This process facilitates

the review of all critical factors associated with each corridor alignment and allows

subsequent refinement to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts.

5.2 Affected Environment

The Environmental Resources, Impacts, and Mitigation section of the Tier One EIS

describes the environmental and social resources in the Study Area that may be affected

by the project corridors and working alignments. ArcGIS will be used to summarize resources, habitat, land cover, public lands, hazardous sites, and land use in the Study

Area. Socioeconomic features such as population, employment and racial composition,

political townships will also be used to measure impacts.

5.3 Environmental Consequences Evaluation

The Tier One EIS is intended to provide the basis for deciding whether to proceed with a

transportation improvement and, if so, to select a corridor(s) that would be advanced for

detailed evaluation and refinement in the Tier Two NEPA studies. The Tier One does not replace the need to perform the field verification on alternatives in the Tier Two

NEPA studies, nor does this replace the need to revisit corridors if substantial obstacles

are identified in the future detailed assessments using field survey information completed in Tier Two. The Tier Two mapping will be confined to the corridor selected

in Tier One, and provided at a higher resolution.

Table 1 through Table 14 contrast methodologies of the major impact categories, including the following: waters of the US/wetlands, cultural resources, threatened and

endangered species, farmland and agriculture, land use, water quality and floodplains,

air quality, economic, social, cumulative, noise, visual, traffic and forests. The GIS data is utilized for visual identification of impacts and provide quantifiable data to measure

the size of the impact.

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Table 1 Methodology for Analysis of Waters of the US/Wetland Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify waters/wetlands within project corridors

using National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps and

other available GIS data.

Obtain field delineated wetlands within the

footprint of the Tier One preferred alternative(s).

Estimate number or size of corridor alignment

impacts on NWI wetlands.

Complete Indiana Wetland Routine Assessment

Protocol (InWRAP) analysis for wetlands

impacted for the Tier One preferred alternative(s).

Identify high quality and sensitive waters/wetland

complexes and define buffer zones as appropriate.

Obtain Army Corps of Engineers’, Illinois

Department of Natural Resources, and the Indiana

Department of Environmental Management’s

approval of wetland surveys.

Table 2 Methodology for Analysis of Cultural Resource

Tier One Tier Two

Identify known sites within project corridors using

GIS data gathered from local, state, and federal

data sources.

Consult with state historic preservation offices

(SHPO) and stakeholders, and complete field

survey to identify additional unrecorded historic

resources.

Identify reported archaeological sites and high

probability areas.

Complete determinations of NRHP eligibility for

identified unrecorded historic resources.

Define Area of Potential Effects and identify

resources within it.

Conduct full assessments of effects on individual

resources. Resolve adverse effects, as appropriate.

Assess preliminary and potential effects to

resources. Formal assessment of effects.

Conduct archaeological field survey in areas

potentially impacted.

Table 3 Methodology for Analysis of Threatened and Endangered Species Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify threatened and endangered species within

project corridors and identify possible areas of

habitat impacts using state and federal data.

Conduct comprehensive field surveys as required,

including sampling, trapping and capturing.

Table 4 Methodology for Analysis of Farmland and Agriculture Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify farmland, including prime farmland, and

Centennial farms within project corridors in GIS.

Map and delineate farmland and Centennial farms

in and around corridor.

Estimate farmland (including prime farmland)

acres potentially affected by working alignments

using GIS.

Determine total farmland (including prime) acres

potentially impacted by corridor.

Coordinate with Natural Resources Conservation

Service (NRCS) to develop a methodology using

existing GIS data to assess farmland impacts for

each alternative.

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Table 5 Methodology for Analysis of Land Use Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify major land uses or land cover within

project corridors (GAP analysis, e.g., forests,

croplands, wetlands, quarries, residential).

Field verify land uses depicted on aerial

photographs.

Identify areas with comprehensive land use plans

and evaluate project consistency with plans. Determine number of land uses that may need to

be converted due to proposed improvements. Estimate amount of converted acres.

Table 6 Methodology for Analysis of Water Quality and Floodplain Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify water bodies, impaired water bodies,

general floodplains, and karsts1 within project

corridors.

Conduct field studies to evaluate biodiversity and

water quality.

Review baseline water quality information and

literature.

Conduct field studies to identify karsts features

within transportation improvements.

Estimate acres of water bodies, physiographic

karsts areas, and general floodplains impacted by

working alignments.

Determine acres of water bodies, karsts features,

and FEMA floodplains impacted by walking the

alternatives.

Table 7 Methodology for Analysis of Air Quality Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify nonattainment and maintenance areas

within Study Area. Analyze air quality along alternatives.

Coordinate with MPOs to satisfy conformity

requirements.

Coordinate with MPOs to satisfy conformity

requirements.

Determine air quality dispersion impacts on

communities adjacent to alternatives.

Table 8 Methodology for Analysis of Economic Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify impacts to population and employment, as

well as direct business impacts for the working

alignments.

Assess economic impacts on localized basis.

Identify regional breakdown of economic impacts

within the Study Area.

Consult with local and county economic officials to

determine economic development plans.

Identify impacts to businesses due to changes in

drive-by traffic

1 Distinctive landforms and hydrology created by dissolution of soluble rocks, principally limestone and dolomite. USGS groundwater information – http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/karst/pages/whatiskarst

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Table 9 Methodology for Analysis of Social Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify residences and communities, including

minority and low-income communities, within

project corridors using county assessor and US

Census data.

Identify parcels to be impacted and number of land

owners to be relocated.

Estimate range of possible relocations. Identify relocation issues.

Adjust working alignment to minimize relocations

where possible.

Provide more precise estimates of number of

relocations.

Table 10 Methodology for Analysis of Cumulative Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify effects of major planned projects upon

existing land use development trends in the Study

Area.

Refine assessment of other impacts based upon

more current information about development

trends (i.e., consultation with local and county

officials). Model effects of the corridor to estimate potential

cumulative impacts over Study Area.

Identify potential mitigation measures. Refine mitigation measures, e.g., support for local

land use planning.

Indirect and other impacts estimated for Year 2040. Indirect and other impacts estimated for Year 2040.

Table 11 Methodology for Analysis of Noise Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify existing activities, land use, and levels of

truck and car traffic with project corridors.

Conduct field studies to determine actual noise

levels along proposed alternatives.

Estimate potential Noise Sensitive Areas for

comparative analysis.

Determine noise levels resulting from

improvements and projected traffic volumes and

develop mitigation measures, if necessary (e.g.,

noise barriers).

Table 12 Methodology for Analysis of Visual Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify type of setting crossed by the project

corridors. Refine assessment of visual impacts by walking the

corridors. Estimate views of and from each working

alignments to assess potential impacts.

Evaluate potential for context-sensitive design

elements.

Identify specific elements of working alignment

appropriate for context-sensitive design.

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Table 13 Methodology for Analysis of Traffic and Traffic Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Travel Demand Model developed to forecast

traffic. Base year for the Travel Demand Model

(TDM) is 2010 and forecast year is 2040. Data from

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning

(CMAP) and Northwestern Indiana Regional

Planning Commission (NIRPC).

Traffic forecasts provided by more detailed

corridor model, which uses as input forecasts

provided by TDM. For both TMD and corridor

model, base forecasts are for year 2010, and

forecast year is 2040.

Traffic forecasts based upon land use forecasts for

Year 2040. Land use forecasts are extrapolated

from a 2010 base year.

Traffic forecasts based upon land use forecasts for

Year 2040. These forecasts are extrapolated from a

2010 base year, and incorporated with results of

year 2000 and/or 2010 census data as available.

Traffic model forecasts traffic flows on state

highways and limited number of major local roads.

Traffic model forecasts traffic flows on local roads

throughout the project corridor. Generally, traffic

flows are forecasted for all roads of functional

classification of major collector and higher.

Traffic forecasts also suitable for evaluating

capacity requirements and level-of-service on

major state highways.

Traffic forecasts evaluating performance on local

roads in several-counties. Traffic forecasts are

suitable for evaluating access treatment

alternatives, such as grade separations and access

roads.

Table 14 Methodology for Analysis of Forest Impacts

Tier One Tier Two

Identify forest impacts using USGS Land Cover

GIS data, which is a subset of the National Land

Cover Data (NLCD).

Identify forest impacts through photo

interpretation of 2011 aerial photographs

supplemented by field reconnaissance.

Estimate the acreage of possible forest impacts

within the working alignment.

Identify acreage of forest impacts, type of forest to

be impacted (USDA Forest Classifications), acreage

of core forest impacts, and indirect forest impacts.

Figure 4 shows an example of how project corridors are visualized in GIS and impacts

are identified. Using the selection tools in GIS, layers contained in the corridor or working alignment are extracted from the overall dataset. The data embedded in the

GIS layers is then used to estimate the number or size of the impact(s).

The results of this analysis are placed into an evaluation table, where the results are rated by the level of impact. This un-weighted rating is calculated to simplify the

comparison of impacts. A “1” rating indicates that this corridor has the most impacts for

a given environmental factor, while a “10” rating indicates that the corridor has the least impacts. For each criterion, the two worst rated alternatives – those with the most

negative impacts – are highlighted. Each alternative will also rated for the least impacts.

Due to the width of the assumed footprint, and since these project corridors have not been developed to a preliminary engineering level of detail, many of the impact area

indicators are likely to show higher levels of impact than will be the case following

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Figure 4. GIS Corridor and Working Alignment Evaluation – Example

additional engineering. Similarly, the individual resource impacts also will also be less

in some cases, when further engineering is completed. Thus, these measures generally reflect worst-case impacts. Detailed avoidance and minimization of impacts will

continue throughout the project development process.

5.4 Illiana Corridor GIS Database Organization

The Illiana Corridor database contains more than 130 data layers. To aid in the navigation of the database, the data layers were grouped into datasets, listed below.

Appendix A contains lists of categories and shapefiles within, as well as metadata.

5.4.1 Basemap Base mapping layers are data that establish common land based features such as community boundaries and transportation infrastructure.

5.4.2 Cultural Historical Archeological Data pertaining to historical data (county, state, and National Register of Historic Places)

as well as archeological data and burial sites.

5.4.3 Drainage Hydrological drainage data gathered from the USGS National Hydrology dataset.

Possible stream and flood zone impact

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5.4.4 Environmental Layers The majority of the data in the Illiana Corridor GIS are in the environmental category.

These layers are comprised mostly of environmental items such as threatened and endangered species and impaired lakes and streams.

5.4.5 Geotechnical Geotechnical data for the Study Area.

5.4.6 Hazardous Materials Locations of existing and potential hazardous materials and sites. Includes leaking underground storage tanks, superfund sites and waste disposal sites (active and

inactive).

5.4.7 Hydrology All water data including streams, water bodies, flood zones, wetlands, and watersheds.

5.4.8 Land Use Includes zoning and land use data as well as locations of civic, emergency, religious,

commercial, recreational and federal facilities in the Study Area.

5.4.9 Natural Areas Protected lands such as natural areas, preserves, parks, conservation areas, and national parks.

5.4.10 Parcels Points and parcels used to identify properties and property owners that may be

impacted by an alternative. The data can be utilized to create exhibits for land owners of their parcels and to generate a list of parcels and owner for contact purposes.

5.4.11 SocioEconomic Data pertaining to socio economic concerns including census block group data and

population estimates.

5.4.12 Topology Contour lines for the Study Area.

5.4.13 Utilities Pipelines, power transmission lines, power generation sites, and well locations.

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Appendix A: GIS Database Log

Data Category Data Layer Source/Contact (per

Metadata unless otherwise noted)

Description Distribution Restricted

Date (Pub.) Date Added to

Illiana GDB

Basemap

AADT_Data_IL_20110722 IDOT AADT Label Data 07/22/11

AADT_IL_20110722 IDOT

Created from the IDOT roads file the attributes include AADT for road segments in Illinois. Data varies in age from 1973 to 2009.

07/22/11

AADT_Year_IL_20110722 IDOT AADT Year collected data 07/22/11

Airport_Boundary_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Airport Boundaries Will County x 02/22/06 05/25/11

AIRPORT_DISTS_K3_20110601 No Metadata; Kankakee County Airport District

06/01/11

Airports_HAZUS_IN_20110523 Indiana Geological Survey, FEMA

a point shapefile that shows locations of airports in Indiana.

06/18/02 05/23/11

Airports_NTAD_IN_20110525

Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Database; indianamap.org

This dataset was compiled to provide locations and attributes for airports

01/25/01 05/25/11

AirportsPub_INDOT_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Transportation;http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/infrastructure.html

This data set was developed to provide accurate coordinate information for public-use airport locations in Indiana.

04/26/05 05/25/11

Alt_Fuel_Sites_IN_20110525 Indiana

Alternative fuel retail fueling sites in the state of Indiana. Alternative fuels are described as biodiesel (B2, B5, B10, and B20) as well as ethanol (E85).

09/14/06 05/25/11






Illiana GDB

Amtrak Stations Illinois Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Amtrak Station database.

03/01/09 05/25/11

AmtrakNTAD_IN_20110525

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Railroad Administration; http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/infrastructure.html

The Amtrak Stations database is a geographic data set containing Amtrak intercity railroad passenger terminals." "Attribute data include services and passenger amenities provided at the station

07/09/00 05/25/11

Board_Dist_Will_20110525_1 Will County GIS County Board Districts for Will County IL

x 02/22/06 05/25/11

Bridges_County_INDOT_20110525

Indiana Department of Transportation, Business Information and Technology Systems; http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/infrastructure.html

point shapefile that contains locations of all county and city bridges in Indiana

09/13/06 05/25/11

Bridges_Sys1_INDOT_IN_20110525 Indiana Department of Transportation

point shapefile that contains locations of all system 1 bridges in Indiana

09/13/06 05/25/11

CENTERLINES_K3_20110601

Kankakee County GIS (http://www.k3gis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=48)

Centerlines of roadways in Kankakee County

06/01/11

CenterlinesStudy_Lake_20110603 NIRPC Roadway centerlines for Lake County portion of the Illiana study area.

06/03/11

Corp_Point_Lake_20110603 NIRPC

Point shapefile of municipal locations

06/03/11

Corp_Poly_Lake_20110603 NIRPC Polygon shapes of municipalities in Lake County, IN.

06/03/11

County boundaries ESRI

County Boundaries 07/19/11






Illiana GDB

County_IN_Statewide_111104

Indiana Statewide GIS database was produced under an Indiana Department of Transportation

locations for all Indiana counties and contains census data for each county

2000 11/04/11

CountyAddress_Pt_Lake_20110525 Address Points for all counties in Indiana.

05/25/11

Dams_IDNR_IN_20110525 Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water

data set showing the locations of dams in Indiana that are under the jurisdiction of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources

4/21/2010 05/25/11

Freight_NTAD_REG_20110718

The spatial component of the FAF network is derived from National Highway System Version 2009.11 and contains state primary and secondary roads, National Highway System (NHS), National Network (NN) and several intermodal connectors as appropriate for the freight network modeling.

Federal Highway Administration Office of Freight Management and Operations

12/25/2010 07/18/11

Geo_Twp_Poly_Lake_20110603

Township Polygons for Lake County

06/03/11

HCV_AADT_IL_20110722 IDOT Heavy Commercial Vehicle AADT. 07/22/11

HCV_Year_IL_20110722 IDOT

Heavy Commercial Vehicle AADT Year.

07/22/11

IDOTRoadSA IDOT IDOT Roads file reduced to the study area.

Incorporated_Areas_INDOT_IN Indiana Department of Transportation

The polygon shapefile represents the incorporated area boundaries ( Cities and Towns) in the State of Indiana

5/1/2006






Illiana GDB

Indiana_Twps Indiana Geological Survey Framework layer defining the township or range lines of Indiana in polygon format

1998

INDOTRoadsSA_MASTER_20110825 INDOT INDOT Roads file reduced to the study area.

08/25/11

Intermodal_SA_REG_20110719

Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS) National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2010

Intermodal yards locations. 2010 07/19/11

IntermodalYards_WILL_20110719 Constructed in GIS using aerials. 07/19/11

Interstates_TIGER_IGS_IN_20110525

U.S Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau

Interstate highways in Indiana 6/23/2003 05/25/11

K3_POI Kankakee County Points of Interest. Parks, Hospitals, Cemeteries, Post Offices, Schools.

LakeCoTransit_20110815 Regional Bus Authority of Northwest Indiana and NIRPC.

Existing bus transit routes in Northwest Indiana as of May 2011.

2011 08/15/11

Metra_Hampshire_Ext Metra Possible Metra service extension to Hampshire IL

x 12/22/11

Metra_HC_Midewin_Ext Metra Possible Metra service extension to Midewin

x 12/22/11

Metra_Johnsburg_Ext Metra Possible Metra service extension to Johnsburg IL

x 12/22/11

Metra_Marengo_Ext_2009 Metra Possible Metra service extension to Marengo

x 2009 12/22/11






Illiana GDB

Metra_Marengo_Stations_2009 Metra Possible Metra service extension to Marengo station locations

x 2009 12/22/11

Metra_Midewin_Ext Metra Possible Metra service extension to Midewin

x 12/22/11

Metra_Minooka_Ext Metra Possible Metra service extension to Minooka

x 12/22/11

Metra_Oswego_Ext Metra Possible Metra service extension to Oswego

x 12/22/11

Metra_Oswego_Stations_2009 Metra Possible Metra service extension to Oswego stations

x 2009 12/22/11

Metra_Peotone_Ext Metra Possible Metra service extension to Peotone

x 12/22/11

Metra_SES_20110719 Metra Possible Metra Southeast Service x 7/19/2011 07/19/11

Metra_SES_Line_2009 Metra Possible Metra Southeast Service x 2009 12/22/11

Metra_SES_Stations_2009 Metra Possible Metra Southeast Service stations

x 2009 12/22/11

Metra_SES_Stations_20110719 Metra Possible Metra Southeast service stations

x 7/19/2011 07/19/11

Metra_STAR_Line_12272011 Metra

Possible Metra Star Line extension

x 12/27/2010 12/22/11

Metra_STAR_Line_Alt1 Metra Possible Metra Star Line extension alternative

x 12/22/11

Metra_Wadsworth_Ext Metra

Possible Metra Wadsworth extension

x 12/22/11

MetraLines_20111221 Metra

Existing Metra commuter rail lines.

x 12/21/11

MetraStations_20111221 Metra Exisiting Metra Stations x 12/21/11






Illiana GDB

METRAMid_Ext_20110719 Metra Possible Metra service extension to Midewin

x 07/19/11

METRAMin_Ext_20110719 Metra Possible Metra service extension to Minooka

x 07/19/11

METRAPeo_Ext_20110719 Metra Possible Metra service extension to Peotone

x 07/19/11

MetraRail_REG_20110719 Metra Existing Metra rail lines x 07/19/11

MetraStations_REG_20110719 Metra Existing Metra stations x 07/19/11

MileMrkrSys1_INDOT_IN_20110525 Indiana Department of Transportation

locations of all mile-markers on System 1 roads in Indiana

9/13/2006 05/25/11

MU_AADT_IL_20110722

Illinois Department of Transportation

Multi Unit Vehicle AADT IL annotation

07/22/11

Municipalities

Illinois Department of Transportation

Municipalities in study area

Municipalities_Cook Illinois Department of Transportation

Subset of the overall Municipalities shapefile from IDOT.

07/27/11

MUNICIPALITIES_K3_20110601

Kankakee County GIS (http://www.k3gis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=48)

Municipalities in Kankakee County

06/01/11

Municipalities_Will_20110525 Will County GIS

Municipality boundaries in Will County

x 2/22/2006 05/25/11

PaceBus Pace Suburban Bus Service

Pace Suburban Fixed Bus Routes in study area

x 6/5/2009 08/04/11

Pol_Twp_Poly_Lake_20110603

Lake County Township Boundaries

06/03/11






Illiana GDB

Ports_SA_WILL_20110719

National Waterway Network was created on behalf of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Census, and the U.S. Coast Guard by Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Contains physical information on commercial facilities at the principal U.S. Coastal, Great Lakes and Inland Ports.

2010 07/19/11

Rail_INDOT_Active_20111511 Indiana Department of Transportation

Subset of the overall Indiana rail system showing only active rail lines.

9/13/2006 05/11/11

Rail_System_INDOT_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Transportation, Railroads Section; http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/infrastructure.html

a line shapefile that shows the 2006 rail system of Indiana

2006 05/25/11

Rail_Xing_INDOT_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Transportation; http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/infrastructure.html

point shapefile that contains locations of rail crossings in Indiana

1/1/2005 05/25/11

railroad_2m_ntad_IN_20110525

Federal Railroad Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Atlas Database; http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/infrastructure.html

comprehensive data set of the nation's railway system at the 1:2,000,000 scale. Superseded by RailSysActvAbnd_INDOT shapefile.

1/1/2000 05/25/11

Railroad_K3_20110722 Subset of the Illinois DOT railroad system.

07/22/11

Railroad_Xing_Will_20110525 Railroad crossing point locations in Will County

05/25/11






Illiana GDB

Railroads_Will_20110525 Will County GIS

Railroad track locations in Will County

x 9/1/2006 05/25/11

RailSysActvAbnd_INDOT_20110525

GIS Map Department, Business Information and Technology Systems, GIS Mapping, supplied by INDOT

line shapefile that contains all active and abandoned rail lines in Indiana

9/13/2006 05/25/11

Ramps_INDOT_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Transportation

contains all ramps in Indiana 9/13/2006 05/25/11

RiverValleyMetroTransit_20110815

http://www.rivervalleymetro.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/FULL_SYSTEM_MAP_1010.pdf

Routes were drawn in by Illiana project team using map available on the River Valley Metro Transit website. http://www.rivervalleymetro.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/FULL_SYSTEM_MAP_1010.pdf

08/15/11

Road_2010_K3_20110601

Visible and hidden road and pavement-related features within orthophotography taken in 2006. This data set is compiled at 1" = 100' and is designed to serve as Kankakee County's GIS base map.

2010 06/01/11

RoadNames_IL_20110722 Annotation file of road names in Illinois.

07/22/11

Roads_2005_INDOT_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Transportation

road network of Indiana 9/13/2006 05/25/11











Illiana GDB

Roads_IDOT Illinois Department of Transportation

Centerlines and AADT data for ILRoads. Used Functional Classification for identification of freight truck routes. The list of designated truck routes in the state of Illinois was match to the list found at this link. http://www.gettingaroundillinois.com/pages/dtr.aspx. Narrowed down to the study area on the Illinois side.

x 2011

Roads_IDOT_Regional Illinois Department of Transportation

Centerlines and AADT data for ILRoads. Used Functional Classification for identification of freight truck routes. The list of designated truck routes in the state of Illinois was match to the list found at this link. http://www.gettingaroundillinois.com/pages/dtr.aspx. Expanded to include road data in counties outside of the study area.

x 2011

Roads_INDOT

U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Transportation; http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/infrastructure.html

line shapefile of Indiana roads clipped down to the study area for Illiana.

2005






Illiana GDB

Roads_INDOT_State_20110525

U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Transportation; http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/infrastructure.html

line shapefile of Indiana roads expanded to include counties outside the Illiana study area.

2005 05/25/11

RoadsSA_INDOT_20110817 Indiana Department of Transportation

INDOT roads shapefile clipped down to the Illiana study area boundaries

2005 08/17/11

runways_hazus_IN_20110525 FEMA

locations of airport runways in Indiana

6/26/2006 05/25/11

SAmpo_REG_20110719

Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Federal Highway Administration

locations, names and sizes of Metropolitan Planning Organizations

2010 07/19/11

Section_PLSS_Will_20110525 Will County GIS

Public Land Survey Section Boundaries

x 2/22/2006 05/25/11

Section_Point_Lake_20110603 Township Section and Range 06/03/11

Section_Poly_Lake_20110603

Township Section and Range polygons

06/03/11

SSAExist_2011_05_Will_20110602

Existing boundaries of airport currently located in the location of the future South Suburban Airport.

06/02/11

State_House_Will_20110525 Will County GIS State House boundaries for Will County

x 2/22/2006 05/25/11

State_REG_20110719 ESRI

U.S. States (Generalized) represents the 50 states and the District of Columbia of the United States.

10/1/2006 07/19/11

State_Senate_Will_20110525 Will County GIS State Senate Boundaries for Will County

x 2/22/2006 05/25/11

Streets_Will_20110525 Streets in Will County 05/25/11

SU_AADT_IL_20110722

Single Unit vehicles AADT in Illinois.

07/22/11






Illiana GDB

Sub_Point_Lake_20110603 Sub sections Lake County 06/03/11

Sub_Poly_Lake_20110603

Sub sections (polygon) Lake County

06/03/11

Subdivision_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Subdivisions in Will County x 2/22/2006 05/25/11

Township_Will_20110525 Will County GIS

Township boundaries in Will County

x 2/22/2006 05/25/11

Trails_FPDWC_Will_20110525 Forest Preserve District of Will County

Will County Trails subset from the Trails Regional FPDWC shapefile.

05/25/11

Trails_IDNR_IN_20110627 Indiana Geological Survey Existing and proposed trails in Lake County, IN

x 4/13/2011 06/27/11

Trails_IDNR_IN_20110627_Existing Indiana Geological Survey Subset of Trails IDNR IN 20110627 file showing only existing trails

x 4/13/2011 06/27/11

Trails_INDNR_Proposed_20111511 Indiana Geological Survey Subset of Trails IDNR IN 20110627 file showing only proposed trails

x 4/13/2011 05/11/11

Trails_K3_20110601 Kankakee county trails 06/01/11

Trails_Regional_FPDWC_20110525 Forest Preserve District of Will County

Regional Trails system including Kanakakee and Grundy Counties

05/25/11

Trails_WillCoExisting_20110818 Supplement Will County Trails file to the FPDWC file.

08/18/11

WillCo_OtherPublicProp Will County Public properties including cemeteries, parks, police stations.

08/16/11






Illiana GDB

Cultural/Historical/Archeological

FarmsHsrHomstd1994_IN_20110525

Bernardin, Lochmueller and Associates; http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/environment.html

Hoosier Homestead Award. This program recognizes farms that have been owned by the same family for one hundred years or more.

1994 05/25/11

IllinoisHistoricFarms_EstLocation2011_05

Illinois Department of Agriculture

llinoisHistoricFarms_EstLocation_2011 was produced to facilitate verification of historic farms in the Illiana Corridor Project Study area in the potentially impacted portions of Kankakee and Will Counties.

8/16/2011 08/16/11

CanalsHistRoutes_IN_20110525 Bernardin-Lochmueller & Associates

locations of three historic canals in Indiana, the Wabash-Erie Canal, White Water Canal and the Central Canal.

7/29/2000 05/25/11

CanalsHistStruct_IN_20110525 Bernardin-Lochmueller & Associates

locations of historic structures associated with the Wabash-Erie, Central, and Whitewater Canals constructed in Indiana in from 1830-1870.

4/3/2000 05/25/11

IllinoisNR_Districts_2011

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Historic Architectural and Archaeology Resources Geographic Information System (HAARGIS), 2011.

Created from HAARGIS data, downloaded on 07.20.2011. Includes the Peotone Historic District and Alternate Route 66 [Illinois 53]. This data is a PLACEHOLDER until we obtain correct data from Illinois DNR.

x 2011 07/21/11






Illiana GDB

IllinoisNR_Sites_IL_20110721

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Historic Architectural and Archaeology Resources Geographic Information System (HAARGIS), 2011.

Point file of historic sites in Illinois x 2011 07/21/11

IndianaNR_Sites_IN_20110721

National register historic sites Indiana.

07/21/11

Historic_WillCo_101104 Will County GIS Point file of historic and potential historic sites in Will County IL

x 10/04/11

ARP IDOT x 8/26/2011

mortuary_sites IDOT Historic burial sites x 8/26/2011

paleontologicalpaleontological_sites IDOT Palentological sites x 8/26/2011

Drainage

Drainage_Dist_Will_20110525_X Will County GIS Drainage taxing districts x 2/22/2006 05/25/11

drainage_Lake_20110603 No Metadata 06/03/11

drainge_qc_nodes_Lake_20110603 No Metadata 06/03/11

HydrologyDrain2010_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS 10/25/2007 06/01/11






Illiana GDB

Environmental

ThreatEnd_LakeCo_INNH_20120628

Indiana Natural Heritage Database

Threatened and Endangered species in Lake County IN. The Indiana Natural Heritage Database is a digital, geospatial file containing information on Indiana's rare or otherwise significant natural features, including plant and animal species, natural communities, and animal aggregations. It lists locations and dates of occurrences or sightings, of both federal and state endangered species, including specific latitude and longitude for points of occurrence. The database was complied from numerous sources including museums, herbaria, publications, and the results of fieldwork by many individuals. All counties in the state are represented in the Heritage database.

x

6/28/2012

ThreatenedEndangered_ILDNR_TE_SA_20120418

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Threatened and Endangered Species in Illiana Study area

x 4/19/2012

air_quality_ntad_IN_20110525

Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Federal Highway Administration, Bernardin, Lochmueller & Associates

Polygons in this shapefile indicate areas in Indiana designated as non-attainment for ozone and (or) PM-2.5; or maintenance for ozone, carbon monoxide, lead, sulfur dioxide, and (or) PM-10.

8/22/2007 5/25/2011

BacteriaMonitorEPA_IN_20110525 USEPA provide general information on water quality at monitoring stations in Indiana.

5/1/2003 5/25/2011

BeecherLandfill_IL_20110722 Public input landfill north of Beecher IL 7/22/2011 7/22/2011






Illiana GDB

BiologicSurvey_Diversity_IDNR_20111012

Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Resource Conservation

The Biological Stream Ratings for Diversity map is one of two parts that comprise a replacement for the Biological Stream Characterization (BSC) process. The BSC was jointly developed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) in 1989 (Hite and Bertrand 1989) and was updated in 1996 (Bertrand et al. 1996).

2006 10/12/11

BiologicSurvey_Integrity_IDNR_20111012


The Biological Stream Ratings for Diversity map is one of two parts that comprise a replacement for the Biological Stream Characterization (BSC) process. The BSC was jointly developed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) in 1989 (Hite and Bertrand 1989) and was updated in 1996 (Bertrand et al. 1996).

2006 10/12/11






Illiana GDB

BiologicSurveyRating_IDNR_20111012


The Biologically Significant Streams (BSS) map replaces the map by Page et. al (1992). Following the publication of the first Biological Stream Characterization (BSC) ratings (Hite and Bertrand 1989), the Illinois Natural History Survey developed a list of BSS for the purpose of protection 100% of the stream-dependant biodiversity.

2006 10/12/11

Brownfields_IDEM_IN_20110525

Brownfields Section, Office of Land Quality, Indiana Department of Environmental Management

point shapefile that contains brownfield locations in Indiana

4/16/2010 05/25/11

Brownfields_EPA_REG_20110418 USEPA Brownfield Locations in Illinois. Subset of USEPA nationwide dataset.

04/18/11

CELCP_Priority_IN_20110627 NOAA (Coastal &

Estuarine Land Conservation Program)

CELCP locations in Indiana 06/27/11

Ecoregions_USGS_IN_20110525 USGS & Indiana Geologic Survey

"Assist managers of aquatic and terrestrial resources in understanding regional patterns of of the realistically attainable quality of these resources."

12/16/2003 05/25/11

eorep_2mileBuffer_110818 Illinois Environmental Survey Data

Threatened and Endangered species locations and wetlands

x 8/25/2011

Facilities_EPA_2011_04 USEPA EPA hazardous waste sites 4/1/2011

Forests_IllianaSA_20110829 Huff & Huff Forested Areas in Illiana Study area greater than 20 acres

x 8/29/2011 8/29/2011






Illiana GDB

ImpairedLakes_IDEM_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Water Quality 2006

data layer was developed to communicate the location and extent of the listed impaired water bodies as determined by the TMDL Committee and Technical Staff.

2006 5/25/2011






Illiana GDB

inai_2mileBuffer_110818 Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Locations of natural areas in Illiana study area in Illinois.

x 8/18/2011

InstControls_IDEM_IN_20110525

Engineering and GIS Services, Office of Land Quality, Indiana Department of Environmental Management

polygon shapefile that contains Institutional Control (IC) site locations in Indiana for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management

12/12/2011 5/25/2011






Illiana GDB

Lakes_303d_IN_20110627

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Water

location and extent of the listed impaired water bodies

6/21/2006 6/27/2011

NaturePreservesAreas_IDNRFOI_110824

Illinois Department of Natural Resrouces

Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall and Will Counties: State Parks, Resource Areas, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Areas and any other properties owned or maintained by IDNR, other thand those properties in the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory and the Illinois Nature Preserves Commissions.

8/24/2011

np_2mileBuffer_110818 Illinois Department of Natural Resrouces

Nature Preserve locations in Illinois

x 8/18/2011

NWI_lines_2mileBuffer_110818 USFWS

shapefiles that contain features of wetlands, lakes, ponds, streams and other water resources in Illiana counties. These layers are compiled from the National Wetland Inventory. This layer is intended for use with its companion layers of Wetland points and Wetland polygons.

1/28/2003 8/18/2011

NWI_points_2mileBuffer_110818 USFWS

shapefiles that contain features of wetlands, lakes, ponds, streams and other water resources in Illiana counties. These layers are compiled from the National Wetland Inventory. This layer is intended for use with its companion layers of Wetland polygons and Wetland polygons.

1/28/2003 8/18/2011






Illiana GDB

NWI_polygons_2mileBuffer_110818 USFWS

shapefiles that contain features of wetlands, lakes, ponds, streams and other water resources in Illiana counties. These layers are compiled from the National Wetland Inventory. This layer is intended for use with its companion layers of Wetland points and Wetland lines.

1/28/2003 8/18/2011

StreamsL1_303d_REG_20110721 None

To identify the spatial

extent of waters listed

under 303(d). These

waters can be linked to the

303(d) information stored

in EPAs Assessment and

TMDL Tracking and

Implementation System

(ATTAINS) for query and display via EPAs WATERS

Expert Query Tool. The

source_feature_id field in

the waterbody shapefile

can be linked to the

listed_water_id in EPA's

Assessment and TMDL

Tracking and

Implementation System

(ATTAINS).

7/21/2011






Illiana GDB

StreamsL2_303d_REG_20110721

StreamsL3_305b_REG_20110721

StreamsP1_303d_REG_20110721 None

To identify the spatial extent of waters listed under 303(d). These waters can be linked to the 303(d) information stored in EPAs Assessment and TMDL Tracking and Implementation System (ATTAINS) for query and display via EPAs WATERS Expert Query Tool. The source_feature_id field in the waterbody shapefile can be linked to the listed_water_id in EPA's Assessment and TMDL Tracking and Implementation System (ATTAINS).

7/21/2011

StreamsP2_303d_REG_20110721

StreamsP3_305b_REG_20110721






Illiana GDB

Threat_End_Spec_IL_20110721 Illinois Department of Natural Resrouces

Threatened and Endangered species locations in Illinois

x 7/21/2011

Threat_End_Spec_LAKE_20110601 Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Threatened and Endangered species locations in Lake County Indiana

x

10/7/2010 (Latest date in the Last

Observation column)

6/1/2011

WaterQualStats_EPA_IN_20110525 USEPA

Points represent monitoring stations attributed as occurring within the state of Indiana or along the Ohio River in Kentucky and Ohio.

3/1/2004 5/25/2011






Illiana GDB

Environmental Study Boundaries

B3_No_IL53_400Buffer Illiana Environmental Team

DEIS boundaries x 2/16/2012

B3_offset_IL53_200ft_400ft Illiana Environmental Team


B3Lines Illiana Environmental Team


EnvLimits_B3_120127 PB Environmental Limits/ROW footprint

x 1/27/2012

EOP_B3_MAI_120130 McDonough and Associates

Edge of Pavement for B3 alignment

x 1/30/2012

Geotechnical

all_mines_pt_ILEast Illinois State Geological Survey Coal Section

Coal mine points in Illinois. A merge of all updated coal mine point shapefiles was conducted to create this feature class. Updated underground mine points as of January 1, 2010 and surface mine points as of June 30, 2009 are included. This information was extracted from detailed coal mine data stored in the ISGS Coal Section library database and company mine maps.

1/1/10 9/15/11

all_mines_pyILEast

Illinois State Geological Survey Coal Section

Outlines of coal mined areas in Illinois

1/1/10 9/15/11






Illiana GDB

Aquifers_Rock_USGS_IN_20110525 Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey

Four types of bedrock aquifers in 12 water-management basins identified by the Indiana Natural Resources Commission (INRC) in Indiana

1994 5/25/11

AquifersUncon_USGS_IN_20110525 Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey

Five types of unconsolidated aquifers in 12 water-management basins identified by the Indiana Natural Resources Commission (INRC) in Indiana

1994 5/25/11

Bedrock_Depth_Elevation_IN Indiana Geological Survey (IGS)

bedrock depth and elevation data throughout the state of Indiana

9/1/03 9/15/11

Bedrock_Drift_Thick_110901_ILEast Illinois State Geological Survey

SDE feature dataset showing drift thickness in Illinois

x 1975 9/1/11

Bedrock_IL_110901_ClipCounties Illinois State Geological Survey

dataset shows the distribution and extent of the bedrock geologic units within the State of Illinois, as depicted on the map Bedrock Geology of Illinois (2005)

x 2005 9/15/11

Bedrock_Indiana_110901_ClipCounties

10/21/2003 9/15/11

BedrockGeology_IN Indiana Geological Survey bedrock geology of the state of Indiana

1987 9/15/11

Coal_Mines_Underground_2009_IN Indiana Geological Survey

location and extent of underground coal mines in the coal region of west-central and southwestern Indiana

12/31/09 9/15/11






Illiana GDB

Hydric_Soils_IN_20110627 Illinois State Geological Survey

distribution and extent of the bedrock geologic units within the State of Illinois

2005 6/27/11

IL_Bedrock_Topography_1994_Ln

Illinois State Geological Survey

bedrock topography x 1994 9/15/11

IL_Drift_Thickness_Ln


drift thickness in Illinois x 1975 9/15/11

IL_Drift_Thickness_Poly_110920_ILEast


drift thickness in Illinois x 1975 9/15/11

IL_Drift_Thickness_Py Illinois State Geological Survey

This is an SDE feature dataset showing drift thickness in Illinois.

4/23/2004 9/15/11

IL_Geologic_Units_500K_2005_Py_ILEast

x 9/15/11

IL_Quat_Geology_500K_1979_Py


Quaternary Deposits in Illinois x 6/1/05 9/15/11

IL_Quat_Unit_Bndys_2500K_1996_Ln Illinois State Geological Survey

Updated to reflect the areal distribution of the Wedron and Mason Groups (Wisconsin and Hudson Episodes) and deposits of the Illinoian and pre-Illinoian episodes in Illinois as described in ISGS Bulletin 104.

x 1996 9/15/11

IL_Quat_Units_2500K_1996_Py Illinois State Geological Survey

Updated to reflect the areal distribution of the Wedron and Mason Groups (Wisconsin and Hudson Episodes) and deposits of the Illinoian and pre-Illinoian episodes in Illinois as described in ISGS Bulletin 104.

1996 9/15/11






Illiana GDB

INBedrockDepth_110920 Indiana Geological Survey

BEDROCK_DEPTH_ELEVATION_2010_IGS_IN was produced to facilitate the creation of a grid showing the elevation of the bedrock surface of Indiana, particularly in the glaciated part of Indiana north of the Wisconsin glacial limit.

x 1/21/11 9/20/11

soilmu_a_il031

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (Soil Data Mart)

information about the kinds and distribution of soils on the landscape. The soil map and data used in the SSURGO product were prepared by soil scientists as part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.

2/12/10 10/14/11

soilmu_a_il091



2/12/10 10/15/11

soilmu_a_il197



2/12/10 10/16/11






Illiana GDB

soilmu_a_in089



9/22/10 10/17/11

soilmu_a_in089_IN_20110525


10/18/11

soilmu_l_il031



2/12/10 10/19/11

soilmu_l_il091



2/12/10 10/20/11

soilmu_l_il197



2/12/10 10/21/11






Illiana GDB

soilmu_l_in089



9/22/10 10/22/11

soilmu_p_il031



2/12/10 10/23/11

soilmu_p_il091



2/12/10 10/24/11

soilmu_p_il197



2/12/10 10/25/11






Illiana GDB

soilmu_p_in089



9/22/10 10/26/11

SOILS_STATSGO_IN_20110525


10/27/11

Soils_Will_20110525_1


x 10/28/11

soilsa_a_il031



2/12/10 10/29/11

soilsa_a_il091



2/12/10 10/30/11






Illiana GDB

soilsa_a_il197



2/12/10 10/31/11

soilsa_a_in089



9/22/10 11/1/11

soilsf_l_il031



2/12/10 11/2/11

soilsf_l_il091



2/12/10 11/3/11






Illiana GDB

soilsf_l_il197



2/12/10 11/4/11

soilsf_l_in089



9/22/10 11/5/11

soilsf_p_il031



2/12/10 11/6/11

soilsf_p_il091



2/12/10 11/7/11






Illiana GDB

soilsf_p_il197



2/12/10 11/8/11

soilsf_p_in089



9/22/10 11/9/11

SurfaceGeo_IL_110901_ClipCounties


Quaternary Deposits in Illinois x 6/1/05 9/1/11

SurfaceGeo_IN_110901_ClipCounties

surficial_geol_mm49_in_110920_ILEast

Indiana Geological Survey surficial geology in Indiana 3/20/2002 9/20/11

unconsol_th_mm37_in_110920_ILEast

Indiana Geological Survey

thickness ranges of unconsolidated deposits (everything above the bedrock) in Indiana

3/28/2002 9/20/11

Hazardous Materials

Abandoned Landfills IL

http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/cleanup-programs/33-abandoned-landfills-book/abandoned-landfill-book.pdf

Abandoned Landfill Sites in Study Area

12/21/11 12/21/11






Illiana GDB

CERCLIS_Sites_Will_20110525

Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability System (CERCLIS)

This data set contains potential EPA Superfund sites. These locations represent sites, not contaminated areas.

5/25/11

Cleanup_Sites_IDEM_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality

locations of cleanup sites in Indiana

6/4/09 5/1/11

CompostFacs_IDEM_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality;http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/environment.html

composting facility locations in Indiana

4/16/10 5/25/11

ConfineFeedOps_IDEM_20110525


confined feeding operation facility locations in Indiana

4/16/10 5/25/11

ConstrDemoWaste_IDEM_20110525


construction and demolition waste facility locations in Indiana

4/16/10 5/25/11

CorrectActSts_IDEM_IN_20110525


corrective action site locations in Indiana

x 4/16/10 5/25/11

Facilities_EPA_REG_20110418 Hazardous Waste Sites 4/18/11






Illiana GDB

Hazardous_CERCLISSites_USEPA_111012 (CERCLIS data only)

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/index.html

CERCLIS: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System - Superfund is a program administered by the EPA to locate, investigate, and clean up the worst hazardous waste sites throughout the United States.

8/1/11

Hazardous_SRPSites_IEPA_111102

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/gis/

Site Remediation Program (SRP) -

Identifies the location of all voluntary remediation

projects administered

through the Pre-Notice Site

Cleanup Program (1989 to

1995) and the Site

Remediation Program

(1996 to the present).

KMZ file converted for use

in ArcGIS.

11/2/11

Hazardous_LUSTSites_IEPA_111102

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/gis/

The Leaking Underground Storage Tank Incident Tracking database identifies the status of all Illinois Leaking UST incidents reported to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and to the Illinois EPA. KMZ file converted for use in GIS.

11/2/11








Illiana GDB

HazardousSitesILIN_EPA_111012 (entire dataset)


CERCLIS: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System - Superfund is a program administered by the EPA to locate, investigate, and clean up the worst hazardous waste sites throughout the United States.

8/1/11

LUST_IDEM_IN_20110525


all leaking underground storage tank locations in Indiana

4/16/10 5/25/11

NPDES_Pipe_IDEM_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Water Quality

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System locations of pipes carrying storm water, Industrial wastewater

12/12/02 5/25/11

NPDESFacility_IDEM_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Water Quality

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program Facilities in Indiana

12/12/02 5/25/11

Open_Dumps_IDEM_IN_2011052


open dump site locations in Indiana

4/16/10 5/25/11

Sediment_Inv_EPA_IN_2011052 Bernardin, Lochmueller and Associates, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

point shapefile from the National Sediment Inventory developed by the USEPA BASINS 3.0 program

1/1/04 5/25/11

Superfund_IDEM_IN_201105255


GPS-located Superfund Program facility locations in Indiana

4/16/10 5/25/11








Illiana GDB

UST_IDEM_IN_20110525


regulated underground storage tank locations in Indiana

4/16/10 5/25/11

Waste_Indust_IDEM_IN_20110525


industrial waste site locations in Indiana

4/16/10 5/25/11

Waste_Tire_IDEM_IN_20110525


waste tire site locations in Indiana 4/16/10 5/25/11

WasteOldLandfill_IDEM_20110525


post-closure landfills in Indiana 4/16/10 5/25/11

WasteRestrict_IDEM_IN_20110525


restricted waste site locations in Indiana,

4/16/10 5/25/11

WasteSeptage_IDEM_20110525


septage waste site locations in Indiana, provided by personnel of Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality (IDEM, OLQ) as of July 11, 2003 and was subsequently updated on June 3, 2004, January 4, 2005, April 25, 2005, July 27, 2006, January 24, 2007, June 4, 2009, October 20, 2009, and April 16, 2010.

4/16/10 5/25/11






Illiana GDB

WasteSldActPermt_IDEM_20110525


active permitted solid waste site locations in Indiana, provided by personnel of Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality (IDEM, OLQ) as of August 16, 2002 and subsequently updated on January 14, 2003, July 11, 2003, June 3, 2004, January 4, 2005, April 25, 2005, January 24, 2007 June 4, 2009, October 20, 2009, and April 16, 2010.

4/16/10 5/25/11

WasteTrfSta_IDEM_IN_20110525


treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) site locations in Indiana

4/16/10 5/25/11

USTSites_ILFireMarshall_IL_20120131

Illinois State Fire Marshall website http://webapps.sfm.illinois.gov/ustsearch/Search.aspx

Underground storage tank locations in Illinois.

1/31/12

CCDDSites_ILEPA_IL_201201331 Illinois EPA http://epadata.epa.state.il.us/land/ccdd/

Construction and Demolition Waste Facilities in Illinois

1/31/12

Landfills_Active_ILEPA_20120131

Illinois EPA http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/landfill-capacity/2010/index.html

Active/open landfills in Illinois 1/31/12

http://webapps.sfm.illinois.gov/ustsearch/Search.aspx





http://epadata.epa.state.il.us/land/ccdd/



http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/landfill-capacity/2010/index.html









Illiana GDB

SRPSites_ILEPA_20120131 Illlinois EPA http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/gis/

Site Remediation Program (SRP) - Identifies the location of all voluntary remediation projects administered through the Pre-Notice Site Cleanup Program (1989 to 1995) and the Site Remediation Program (1996 to the present). KMZ file converted for use in ArcGIS.

1/31/12

Superfund_Non-NPL_20120201 http://explore.data.gov/d/2ut8-xfg6

Site Comprehensive Listing CERCLIS Superfund Non-National Priority List (NPL) Sites

1/31/12

LUSTSites_ILEPA_IL_20120201 http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/gis/

Leaking underground storage tank locations in Illinois

1/31/12

Hydrology

FEMA does not have digital files for Will County as of 6-5-2012

FEMA Flood Data Grundy County FEMA Floodplains per FEMA 8/2/2011

6/8/2012 (Merged with Grundy

County and Will county data)

FEMA Flood Data Lake County FEMA Floodplains per FEMA 1/18/2012 6/7/12

FEMA Flood Data Kankakee County FEMA Floodplains per FEMA 8/2/2011

6/8/2012 (Merged with Grundy

County and Will county data)

Wetlands_NWI_IL_20120401 USFWS \National Wetland Inventory

Wetlands shapefile for Illinois 4/1/2012 (posted to NWI website)

4/2/2012

http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/gis/



http://explore.data.gov/d/2ut8-xfg6

http://explore.data.gov/d/2ut8-xfg6



https://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/FemaWelcomeView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&userType=G








Illiana GDB

Wetlands_NWI_IN_20120401 USFWS National Wetland Inventory

Wetlands shapefile for Indiana 4/1/2012 (posted to NWI website)

4/2/2012

CONUS_Public_Historic_Map_Info USFWS

This data set represents the extent and approximate location of historic map reports in the conterminous United States generated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, cooperators, and contractors.

10/1/2010 9/20/11

CONUS_Public_Metadata USFWS

This data set represents the extent, status, and approximate location of current and historic NWI wetland mapping projects.

10/1/10 9/20/11

CONUS_Public_Metadata_IL USFWS Subset of CONUS Public Metadata 10/1/10 9/20/11

CONUS_Public_Metadata_IN USFWS Subset of CONUS Public Metadata 10/1/10 9/20/11

Flood_FEMA_IL_20110721 FEMA Floodplains 7/21/11

Floodplains_IN_20110627 Bernardin, Lochmueller and Associates

a polygon shapefile showing the GENERAL Locations of floodplains in Indiana and whether they are urban or rural. This data was digitized from a printed book graphic and is only general.

9/26/02 6/27/11

HydroDrain_K3_20110601 Kankakee County

The visible centerline of a hydrology feature within ortho imagery taken in 2006 that is less than 10' wide.

6/28/05 6/1/11






Illiana GDB

HydroHighRes_FlowLine_NHD_USGS_IN_20110525

USGS National Hydrography Dataset

shapefile that contains streams, rivers, canals, ditches, artificial paths, coastlines, connectors and pipelines in watersheds in and around Indiana

12/18/08 5/25/11

HydroHResBodyD_NHD_IN_20110525

USGS National Hydrography Dataset

features of lakes, ponds, reservoirs, swamps and marshes in watersheds in and around Indiana

6/30/05 5/25/11

HydroHResBodyL_NHD_IN_20110525 USGS National Hydrography Dataset

features of rivers, inundation areas, canals, ditches, submerged streams and other linear waterbody areas in watersheds in and around Indiana

2008 5/25/11

HydroHResPt_NHD_IN_20110525 USGS National Hydrography Dataset

point shapefile that contains locations of gaging stations, gates, lock chambers, reservoirs, springs, seeps, sinks, rises, waterfalls, and wells in watersheds in and around Indiana.

12/18/2008 5/25/11

HydroStructure2010_K3_20110601 visible hydrology structures in ortho imagery taken in 2006

2006 6/1/11

HydroWaterbdy_2010_K3_20110601 Visible double line hydrology and standing water bodies visible in ortho imagery taken in 2006.

2006 6/1/11

NHD_Flowline ESRI National Hydrology Database flowlines for the Illiana study area

8/2/11

NWI_IN_20110606 NIRPC

Wetland shapefile for Lake County provided by Ducks Unlimited but originated with USFWS

Jul-07 6/6/11






Illiana GDB

NWI_K3_20110525 Kankakee County GIS Wetland shapefile for Kankakee County. Superceded by Wetlands_USFWS_IL 121312

5/25/11

NWI_Will_20110721 Will County GIS Wetland shapefile for Will County. Superceded by Wetlands_USFWS_IL 121313

2/22/2006 7/21/11

Salmonid_Streams_IN_20110627

Streams_IL_Statewide_111104 Illinois State Geological Survey

data representing streams and shorelines in Illinois and portions of surrounding states as derived from US Geological Survey

2004 11/4/11

Streams_IN_20110525 U.S. National Park Service

Dataset includes all Indiana river reaches on the Nationwide Rivers Inventory (NRI) listed by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS).

5/21/2007 5/25/11

Streams_INUSGS_Statewide_111104 USGS and EPA

contains streams, rivers, canals, ditches, artificial paths, coastlines, connectors and pipelines in watersheds in and around Indiana

2008 11/4/11

Streams_K3_20110721shp 7/21/11

Streams_Will_20110525 National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)

identifies the stream segments or reaches that make up the nation's surface water drainage system.

5/25/11






Illiana GDB

StrmflwGaugStaUSGS_IN_20110525

Indiana Geological Survey;http://inmap.indiana.edu/dload_page/environment.html

approximate locations of 179 stream flow gauges maintained by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Indiana

9/1/08 5/25/11

Swamp_Pts_USGS_IN_20110525 USGS

locations and attribute values of Swamp name points extracted from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) developed by the USGS.

11/1/02 5/25/11

Water_Feature_Will_20110525

National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)

5/25/11

Watershed_Divide_Lake_20110603 6/3/11

Watersheds_Will_20110525

WBD_H12_K3_20110721 NRCS

Fifth Level - Watershed (Watersheds in the United States and the Caribbean were delineated by the U.S. Geological Survey using a national standard hierarchical system based on surface hydrologic features and are classified into four types of hydrologic units)

7/21/11

WBD_HU10_K3_20110721 NRCS

Sixth Level - Subwatershed (Watersheds in the United States and the Caribbean were delineated by the U.S. Geological Survey using a national standard hierarchical system based on surface hydrologic features and are classified into four types of hydrologic units)

7/21/11






Illiana GDB

WBD_HU8_K3_20110721 NRCS

Forth Level - Cataloguing Unit (Watersheds in the United States and the Carribean were delineated by the U.S. Geological Survey using a national standard hierarchical system based on surface hydrologic features and are classified into four types of hydrologic units)

7/21/11

Wetlands_USFWS_IL_121311

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and (or) the National Wetlands Inventory


12/13/11

Wetlands_USFWS_IN_121311

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and (or) the National Wetlands Inventory


12/13/11

Wsheds_HUC14_USGS_IN_20110525 US Geological Survey boundaries of subwatersheds in Indiana

11/1/02 5/25/11

Wtrshds_HUC06_USGS_IN_20110525 US Geological Survey boundaries of accounting units (HUA) in Indiana.

11/1/02 5/25/11

Wtrshds_HUC08_USGS_IN_20110525 US Geological Survey boundaries of cataloging units in Indiana

11/1/02 5/25/11

Wtrshds_HUC11_USGS_IN_20110525 US Geological Survey boundaries of watersheds in Southwestern Indiana

11/1/02 5/25/11






Illiana GDB

Land Use

Crops_USDA_IL_20120530 USDA Crop Scape Database

2011 Crop data for IL 1/31/2012 5/30/2012

Crops_USDA_LakeCo_20120531 USDA Crop Scape Database

2011 Crop data for IN 1/31/2012 5/30/2012

Building_2010_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Building Shapefiles 2006 6/1/2011

Business_Parks_Will_20110525 Polygons of Business Parks in Will County

x

Calumet Astronomy Center http://www.calumetastronomy.org/

Calumet Astronomy Center 12/1/2011 12/1/2011

CemeteriesUSGS_Bla_IN_20110525 USGS

locations and attribute values of cemeteries extracted from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) developed by the USGS.

N/A 5/25/2011

CEMETERY_DISTS_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Polygons of Cemetery plots in Kankakee County.

6/1/2011

Cemetery IL ESRI Polygon shapes of Cemetery plots in Will and Kankaee County

7/22/2011

ComCollegeDist_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Community College Taxing Districts

x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

CommCollegeDists_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Polygons of Community College Taxing Districts

6/1/2011

Crop_Illinois2010_IL_20110721 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Polygons of land use including crop types, forested areas, and developed areas. The purpose of the Cropland Data Layer Program is to use satellite imagery to (1) provide acreage estimates to the Agricultural Statistics Board for the state's major commodities and (2) produce digital, crop-specific, categorized geo-referenced output products.

1/10/2011 7/21/2011






Illiana GDB

Crop_Indiana2010_IN_20110721 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Polygons of land use including crop types, forested areas, and developed areas. The purpose of the Cropland Data Layer Program is to use satellite imagery to (1) provide acreage estimates to the Agricultural Statistics Board for the state's major commodities and (2) produce digital, crop-specific, categorized geo-referenced output products.

1/10/2011 7/21/2011

DPRVEZ_Will_20110525 (Des Plaines River Valley Enterprise Zone)

5/25/2011

ElemSchoolDist_Will_20110525 x 5/25/2011

Emergency_Hazus_IN_20110525 Federal Emergency Management Agency

Locations of emergency facilities in Indiana

3/18/2002 5/25/2011

EMS_Sta_HSIP_IDHS_IN_20110525

Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey,Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS)

locations of emergency medical service (EMS) stations

6/29/2009 5/25/2011

ETJ_2011_K3_20110601 6/1/2011

FarmsteadExmpt2011_K3_20110601 6/1/2011

FederalDOD_Will_20110602 ESRI Joliet Arsenal and Cemetery x 6/2/2011

Fire_Dist_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Fire Taxing Districts Will County x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

FIRE_DISTS_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Fire Taxing Districts Kankakee County

6/1/2011

Fire_Stations_MHMP_IN_20110525 FEMA point shapefile that shows fire station facilities in Indiana

1/6/2011 5/25/2011

Fire_Stations_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Fire Stations x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

FireSta_HSIP_IDHS_IN_20110525 Indiana Department of Homeland Security

locations of fire stations in Indiana

6/29/2009 5/25/2011






Illiana GDB

GolfCourseIL_East_IL_20110722 ESRI Golf Courses in Illiana Study Area. No Metadata, but necessary for land use analysis.

7/22/2011

HighShool_Dist_Will_20110525 Will County GIS High School Taxing Districts x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

Hospitals_Clinics_ISDH_IN_20110525 Indiana State Department of Health

locations of 160 hospitals included in a "Hospital Directory" that appears on a Web page of the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)

x 5/25/2011

hospitals_hazus_IN_20110525 FEMA locations of hospitals and clinics in Indiana.

6/26/2002 5/25/2011

IL_Police Police Station locations identified in GIS

Illiana_Courthouse Courthouse locations identified using GIS.

Illiana_PostOffices Post Office locations identified in GIS.

IL_LandCover_IL_20110721 USGS, National Land Cover Database

Broad overview of how the land in Illinois is being utilized. Categories include: >75% cultivated 51% - 75% cultivated 25% - 50% cultivated Agri-Urban >100 homes per Sq. Mi. Commercial > 100 Homes per Sq Mi <25% Cultivated Non-Agriculture Water

7/21/2011






Illiana GDB

IN_LandCover_IN_20110721 Indiana Geological Survey, USGS

LC2001USGS_IN is the Indiana subset of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2001). This data provides the most complete, current, and consistent public domain information for Indiana land use and land cover.

9/1/2003 7/21/2011

Indust_Parks_INDOT_IN_20110525 Indiana Department of Transportation

point shapefile that shows industrial park locations in Indiana.

6/13/2006 5/25/2011

K3CEMETERIES ESRI Cemetery Polygons in Kankakee County

LandUse_IN_20110627 6/27/2011

LandUse_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Will County Land Use x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

Libraries_IL_201110726 Forest Preserve District of Will County IL

Subset of data points for libraries from the FPDWC_GIS_Public Properties shapefiles.

7/26/2011

Libraries_ISL_IN_20110525 Indiana State Library, Indiana Geological Survey

Locations of Libraries in Indiana x 5/6/2007 5/25/2011

Libraries_WillCo_20110816 Forest Preserve District of Will County IL

Subset of data points for libraries from the FPDWC_GIS_Public Properties shapefiles.

x 8/16/2011

LIBRARY_DISTS_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Library Taxing districts 6/1/2011

LibraryDist_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Library Taxing districts x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

LTCareFac_ISDH_IN_20110525 Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), Indiana Geological Survey

locations of residential care facilities, nursing homes, and hospices in Indiana.

x 6/28/2007 5/25/2011

LU2010_K3_20110829 Land use in Kankakee County 8/29/2011






Illiana GDB

LU_LakeSA_20110829 Land use in Lake County 8/29/2011

LandUse_NE_IN_20110608 NIRPC, Lake, Porter, LaPorte Counties

Land use in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties

x 6/8/2011

LU_WillSA_20110829 Will County GIS Will County Land Use x 2/22/2006 8/29/2011

MedCareFacs_MHMP_IN_20110525 FEMA Medical care facilities Indiana 1/6/2011 5/25/2011

Park_Dist_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Park Taxing District x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

PARK_DISTS_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Park Taxing District 6/1/2011

PlacesofWorship20110803 POI_K3County & Manual entry

Places of Worship in the study area. Subset of data from the POI_K3County shapefile.

8/3/2011

Police_Sta_MHMP_IN_20110525 FEMA police station facilities in Indiana 1/1/2008 5/25/2011

PostOffices_WillCo_20110816 Forest Preserve District of Will County IL

Subset of data points for post offices from the FPDWC_GIS_Public Properties shapefiles.

8/16/2011

Proposed_Quarry_IN_20110722 Manually entered from data gathered from Public input

7/22/2011

RecFacilities_IDNR_IN_20110525

Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Outdoor Recreation

point locations of sites in Indiana that have outdoor recreation facilities

4/21/2009 5/25/2011

Religious_USGS_Bla_IN_20110525 United States Geological Survey (USGS)

locations of religious centers and places of worship in Indiana

8/23/2007 5/25/2011

Rezonings_2011_K3_20110601 6/1/2011

ROAD_DISTS_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Road taxing districts 6/1/2011

Sanitary_Dist_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Sanitary Taxing District x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

School_Dist_USCB_IN_20110525

United States Department of Commerce, United States Census Bureau, Indiana Geological Survey

school districts in Indiana. x 12/22/2003 5/25/2011






Illiana GDB

SCHOOL_DISTS_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS School taxing districts 6/1/2011

School_Facs_MHMP_IN_20110525 FEMA school facilities in Indiana, with the exception of some universities

1/6/2011 5/25/2011

SchoolDistrict_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Unit school taxing district x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

Schools_HAZUS_IN_20110525 Indiana Geological Survey

locations of school buildings in Indiana public and private schools and universities, the shapefile contains locations of preschools, trade schools, language schools, hair-styling schools, obedience schools, and others.

6/26/2002 5/25/2011

Schools_K3_20110722 Kankakee County GIS Schools in Kankakee County 5/25/2011

Schools_Polis_IDOE_IN_20110525 Indiana Department of Education

locations for public and non-public schools in Indiana. Schools that are included are high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, primary schools, junior high schools, youth centers, and correctional facilities. Attributes include school ID, name, address, contact information, number of students, district, and other information.

12/3/2010 5/25/2011

Schools_Will_20110525 Will County GIS School locations in Will County x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011






Illiana GDB

SchoolsHighEd_ICHE_IN_20110525 Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE)(

locations of 76 colleges and universities (including 2- and 4-year public institutions and independent institutions) listed on a directory obtained from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education

x 6/4/2007 5/25/2011

Special_Uses_2011_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS 6/1/2011

SpecialServiceDist_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS 6/1/2011

SSA_FullBld_2011_WILL_20110719

South Suburban Airport Study (http://www.southsuburbanairport.com/MasterPlan/reports/Alternatives_Draft.pdf)

South Suburban Airport Ultimate boundaries

7/19/2011

SSA_Inag_Bdy_WILL_20110719

South Suburban Airport Study (http://www.southsuburbanairport.com/MasterPlan/reports/Alternatives_Draft.pdf)

South Suburban Airport Inagural boundaries

7/19/2011

St_Light_Dist_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Street lighting taxing districts x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

Tax_TIF_Dist_Will_20110525 Kankakee County GIS TIF Districts Kankakee County 5/25/2011

TrailerPk_Dist_Will_20110525 Will County GIS x 2/22/2006 5/25/2011

WillCo_Libraries Manually created Libraries in Will County 8/2/2011

Zoning_2011_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Zoning for Kankakee County 2011 6/1/2011

Zoning_Will_20110525 Zoning for Will County x 5/25/2011

Zoning_WillCo_20120411 Will County GIS Zoning for Will County x 4/11/2012

Zoning_LakeCo_20120411 Lake County GIS Zoning for Lake County IN x 4/11/2012






Illiana GDB

Natural Areas

IDNR_site_bounds_all_6_12 Illinois DNR Illinois DNR Sites 2012 6/5/2012

NatureAreas_ILDNR_INAI_SA_20120418

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural Area Inventory

Natural Areas in the Illiana study area

x 4/18/2012

NaturePreserve_ILDNR_INPC_SA_20120418

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission

Nature Preserves in Illiana study area

x 4/18/2012

FPDWC_NatPrv_LWR_Will_20110525 Will County GIS Forest Preserve District of Will County Nature Preserves

5/25/2011

Forest_IllianaStudyArea_120511 Huff & Huff Forested areas of >20 acres. x 12/5/2011

ForestPreserveDist_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Forest Preserve District of Kankakee County

6/1/2011

FPDWC_Parcels_Will_20110525 Forest Preserve District Will County

Land parcels owned by FPDWC including leased, easements, managed, and pending.

5/25/2011

FPDWC_PblcPrprts_Will_20110525 Forest Preserve District Will County

Public Properties in Will County including cemeteries, colleges, federal lands, libraries, municipal, nonprofit, Park District, Schools, State Land, Township Land

5/25/2011

FPDWC_PropAcq_Will_20110525 Forest Preserve District Will County

Property acquisitions by the FPDWC

5/25/2011






Illiana GDB

NatureAreasPreserves_ILDNR_IL_SA_20120419

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural Area Inventory, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission

Natural Areas and Nature Preserves can overlap each other. This shapefile combines the two files (NatureAreas_ILDNR_INAI_SA_20120418, NaturePreserve_ILDNR_INPC_SA_20120418) and in the case of overlaps the shape with the larger area was kept in the shapefile with the smaller one removed.

x 4/19/2012

HghQualNatCom_IDNR_20110525 5/25/2011

Managed_Lands_IN_20110627

Indiana Natural Heritage Data Center, Indiana Department of Natural Resources,

lands owned or managed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources

9/20/2010 6/27/2011

MidewinNT_WILL_20110719 U.S. National Atlas

U.S. National Atlas Federal and Indian Land Areas represents the federal- and Indian-owned land areas (for example, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Defense, and Tennessee Valley Authority) of the United States.

10/1/2006 7/19/2011

NaturalAreas_IL_201010 Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Natural areas in study area in Illinois

x 10/1/2010

NaturalAreas_IL_Revised_111411 Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Revised data because of revised boundary lines, data overlap from other shapefiles or other data changes from original data.

x 11/14/2011

NaturePres_WillCo_110818 FPDWC Nature preserves in Will Co filtered from FPDWC_NatPrv_LWR shapefile

8/18/2011






Illiana GDB

NaturePres_WillCo_Revised_111411 FPDWC

Revised data because of revised boundary lines, overlapping data from other shapefiles or other data changes from original data.

11/14/2011

NaturePreserves_IL_201010 Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Nature Preserves in study area in Illinois.

x 10/1/2010

PARKS_K3_20110601 All parks in Kankakee County regardless of ownership (ie county, state, city)

6/1/2010

Parks_LakeCo Parks in Lake County IN

Parks_Will_Lake_Cook_Kankakee_ESRI

ESRI

Park locations gathered from ESRI for comparison purposes (ie compare boundaries and other attributes).

Parks_WillCo All parks in Will County regardless of ownership (ie county, state, city)

StateParks_IL_Revised Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Revised data because of revised boundary lines, data overlap from other shapefiles or other data changes from original data.

x 11/14/2011

Parcels

AddressPts_WillCo_20120131 Will County Address points for Parcels in Will County

x 1/31/2012

AddressPcls_LakeCo_20120210 Lake County Address parcels for Lake County IN

x 2/10/2012

Parcel_Point_Lake_20110603 Land parcel points including PIN numbers in Lake County

06/03/11






Illiana GDB

Parcel_Poly_Lake_20110603 Land parcel polygons inclucing PIN numbers in Lake County

06/03/11

ParcelOwnerships_Lake_20110603 Land parcel polygons with parcel data and PIN numbers in Lake County

06/03/11

Parcels_K3_20110601 Kankakee County GIS Countywide parcel mapping of Kankakee County

06/01/11

Parcels_WillCo_20110525 Polygon shapfile of land parcels in Will County including PIN number

7/1/2010 05/25/11

Socio-economic/4(f)

Census_Grid_REG_20110721 Census Grid for the study area. 7/21/11

CensusBlkgpTIGER00_IN_20110525 U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau

locations for all Indiana blockgroups identified by the US Bureau of the Census.

10/1/2002 5/25/11

CensusBlkgrps_2010_K3_20110601 Census Data 6/1/11

CensusBlks_TIGER00_IN_20110525 U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau

GIS data layer of Census Blocks for Indiana in 2000.

x 6/23/2004 5/25/11

CensusTractTIGER00_IN_20110525 U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau

locations for all Indiana tracts identified by the US Bureau of the Census.

10/1/2002 5/25/11

Child_Poverty_USCB_IN_20110525 United States Department of Commerce, United States Census Bureau

GIS data layer showing percentages of children from families in poverty as of 2004, by school district.

x 4/26/2007 5/25/11

Illiana_2010PopEmp_Estimates Population and Employment estimates

x 2010

Lakebg2010_LAKE_20110719 U.S. Census Bureau Census Data 2010 7/19/11






Illiana GDB

Lakeblk2010_LAKE_20110719 U.S. Census Bureau Census Data 2010 7/19/11

TAZ_Regional_IN_20110627 NIRPC Travel Analysis Zones Lake County 6/27/11

Willbg2010_WILL_20110719 U.S. Census Bureau Census Block Groups 2000 7/19/11

Willblk2010_WILL_20110719 U.S. Census Bureau Census Data 2000 7/19/11

Topology

BOONE_Cntrs_1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

BourbonCntr2006Fnl_K3_20110602 Contours 2006 6/2/11

CedarCrkCntr1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

CENTERCntrs_1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

Channahon_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

Cntr24k_USGS_CHI_LAKE_20110525 Contours 5/25/11

Cntr_24k_USGS_K3_LAKE_20110525 Contours 5/25/11

Crete_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

Custer_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

EagleCrkCntr1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

EssexCntr_2006_Fin_K3_20110602 Contours 2006 6/2/11

Florence_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

Frankfort_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

GaneerCntrs2006Fin_K3_20110602 Contours 2006 6/2/11

GreenGar_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

HANOVERCntr_1990_LAKE_20110602

Contours 1990 6/2/11

Jackson_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

Joliet_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

KEENERCntrs_1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11






Illiana GDB

LimestnCntr2006Fnl_K3_20110602 Contours 2006 6/2/11

Manhattan_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

MantenoCntr2006Fin_K3_20110602 Contours 2006 6/2/11

MomenceCntr2006Fin_K3_20110602 Contours 2006 6/2/11

Monee_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

New_Lenox_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

Peotone_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

PORTERCntrs_1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

RckvllCntr2006Fnl_K3_20110602l Contours 2006 6/2/11

Reed_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

ROSS_Cntrs_1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

SalinaCntrs2006Fin_K3_20110602 Contours 2006 6/2/11

ST_JOHNCntr_1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

SumnerCntrs2006Fin_K3_20110602 Contours 2006 6/2/11

Troy_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

UNION_Cntrs_1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

W_CreekCntr_1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

Washington_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

Wesley_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

Will_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

Wilmington_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

Wilton_2007_Will_20110721 AeroMetric Contours x 2007 7/21/11

WINFIELDCntr1990_LAKE_20110602 Contours 1990 6/2/11

YellowCntr2006_Fin_K3_20110602 Contours 2006 6/2/11






Illiana GDB

Utilities

Crete Power Plant Manually entered Crete Power Plant 09/15/11 09/15/11

BraidwoodNuclear_IL_20110722 Manually Entered Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant 07/22/11

PowerLines_IL_20110722 Manually entered Power - Transmission 09/15/11 09/15/11

MfgGasPlants_IDEM_IN_20110525 Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Manufactured Gas Plants 04/16/10 05/25/11

npms_Kankakee_Idot_20110721

National Pipeline Mapping System

Pipelines in Kankakee County 07/21/11

Observ_Wells_USGS_IN_20110525

Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey

Observation Wells 06/30/05 05/25/11

pipelines_igs_IN_20110525 Indiana Geological Survey location and extent of known natural gas, crude oil, and refined products pipelines in Indiana.

x 07/18/02 05/25/11

Pipelines_IL_20110722 Pipelines x 07/22/11

Pipelines_WillCo_20111511 Will County Pipelines x 05/11/11

power_hazus_IN_20110525

Federal Emergency Management Agency Database

Electric Power Facilities in Indiana 06/14/05 05/25/11

TowersCell_FCC_ULS_IN_20110525 FCC

ocations of licensed cellular towers as part of the FCC ULS database of cellular towers in Indiana.

11/15/06 05/25/11

WaterWells_IDNR_IN_20110525 Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water

This file is a digital geospatial point feature class of both located water well records (which include UTM coordinates) and unlocated water well records (without UTM coordinates as of 200911).

02/17/10 05/25/11






Illiana GDB

Waterwells_iLITH_IN_20110525 Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey

The iLITH shapefile was developed as a tool for display of the iLITH version of the IDNR water-well record database in a GIS environment.

04/14/98 05/25/11

Wells_IL_20110722 Illinois State Geological Survey

GIS-based portrayal of the distribution and type of wells and borings in Illinois

x N/A 07/22/11

Wells_Lake_20110722 Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water

Subset of statewide WaterWells_IDNR_IN_20110525

02/17/10 07/22/11

Wells_Lowell_IN_20110722 Manually entered City of Lowell Water Wells 07/22/11 07/22/11

Documents

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